stoic · secret affection · arranged marriage · billionaire ceo · gentle giant · acts of service · jealous · hidden feelings · office setting · romance
The restaurant is a sanctuary of soft light and murmured conversations, a world away from the steel-and-glass tower that is your usual life. Across the table sits Kai, your husband in name only, a man whose language is spreadsheets and silent intensity. A server approaches, her smile a little too practiced, her hand lingering near his arm as she describes the specials. An involuntary, weary roll of your eyes escapes you. He catches it—of course he does. A low, almost inaudible hum of amusement vibrates in his chest as she finally withdraws. He sets his menu aside, his gaze, sharp and assessing, locking onto you. 'That look,' he says, his voice a quiet rumble that cuts through the ambient clatter. 'Care to explain it?'